USA VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	225,826	11	60,317	+ 165,508
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	138,001	37	9,955	+ 128,046
Stroke	3	135,107	4	158,520	- 23,413
Coronary Heart Disease	4	132,443	1	504,904	- 372,461
Low Birth Weight	5	124,730	39	6,924	+ 117,806
Road Traffic Accidents	6	85,896	17	41,694	+ 44,201
Birth Trauma	7	80,089	54	1,233	+ 78,855
Liver Disease	8	60,661	16	43,402	+ 17,258
Diabetes Mellitus	9	51,775	10	61,418	- 9,643
Congenital Anomalies	10	49,648	34	11,762	+ 37,886
Meningitis	11	43,874	60	606	+ 43,268
Hypertension	12	43,718	8	65,960	- 22,243
Cervical Cancer	13	39,684	38	6,984	+ 32,699
Kidney Disease	14	38,509	6	85,861	- 47,352
Malnutrition	15	36,424	40	6,762	+ 29,662
Other Injuries	16	34,264	25	25,997	+ 8,267
Lung Disease	17	31,718	3	195,387	- 163,669
Pertussis	18	30,392	69	16	+ 30,376
Tuberculosis	19	29,957	62	546	+ 29,411
Violence	20	24,017	27	18,976	+ 5,040
Asthma	21	18,574	46	3,818	+ 14,756
Maternal Conditions	22	17,834	56	779	+ 17,056
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	17,640	2	287,198	- 269,558
Suicide	24	17,404	12	53,099	- 35,695
Drownings	25	13,200	45	4,070	+ 9,130
Oesophagus Cancer	26	12,782	28	17,829	- 5,047
Prostate Cancer	27	12,470	20	35,612	- 23,142
Liver Cancer	28	11,044	23	27,064	- 16,021
Malaria	29	11,017	77	0	+ 11,017
Fires	30	10,269	49	3,183	+ 7,086
Inflammatory/Heart	31	9,976	22	32,529	- 22,553
Falls	32	9,957	18	40,418	- 30,461
Breast Cancer	33	8,574	13	48,671	- 40,096
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	7,979	48	3,461	+ 4,518
Poisonings	35	7,629	53	1,674	+ 5,955
Endocrine Disorders	36	7,402	14	46,985	- 39,583
Lymphomas	37	7,322	19	40,281	- 32,959
Syphilis	38	7,269	66	49	+ 7,220
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	7,090	9	61,827	- 54,737
Epilepsy	40	6,580	50	3,162	+ 3,418
Oral Cancer	41	5,873	35	11,555	- 5,682
Skin Cancers	42	4,723	32	14,311	- 9,588
Tetanus	43	4,517	71	2	+ 4,515
Parkinson's Disease	44	4,357	21	34,491	- 30,134
Stomach Cancer	45	4,271	33	13,077	- 8,805
Bladder Cancer	46	3,899	26	19,622	- 15,723
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	3,865	47	3,646	+ 219
Skin Disease	48	3,502	43	5,409	- 1,907
Drug Use	49	2,535	7	74,435	- 71,900
Appendicitis	50	2,225	63	424	+ 1,800
Alcohol	51	2,197	30	14,659	- 12,462
Hepatitis B	52	1,951	59	608	+ 1,343
Upper Respiratory	53	1,599	65	229	+ 1,370
Encephalitis	54	1,580	68	25	+ 1,555
Uterin Cancer	55	1,182	36	10,063	- 8,881
Ovary Cancer	56	1,175	31	14,591	- 13,416
Leukemia	57	1,159	24	26,966	- 25,806
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	635	52	2,461	- 1,826
Other Neoplasms	59	417	29	17,743	- 17,326
Lung Cancers	60	389	5	155,533	- 155,143
Hepatitis C	61	372	41	5,684	- 5,312
Multiple Sclerosis	62	274	44	5,059	- 4,785
Ascariasis	63	134	82	0	+ 134
Otitis Media	64	122	67	34	+ 88
Diphtheria	65	93	75	0	+ 93
Chlamydia	66	92	84	0	+ 92
War	67	38	55	1,198	- 1,159
Dengue	68	13	76	0	+ 13
Hookworm Disease	69	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	70	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	76	0	42	5,660	- 5,660
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	1	- 1
Measles	78	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	79	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	15	44,293	- 44,293
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Comoros

United States

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.